cord-cutting refers to dropping traditional subscription television services, it has nothing to do with internet service. I dropped DirecTV, no cord involved, but am still considered a cord-cutter.
and I really meant that Comcast's cord, not internet cord...duh.
They have to use Comcast internet? Are you sure, the internet is the Internet, how you get there shouldn't matter surely?
It's what happened to me when my internet was still under activation process and I couldn't stream anything with the error message saying that I didn't have Xfinity internet service.
If it offers ESPN then it's a good deal to me. NFL Network would be great, but I know that's likely asking too much - ESPN would be enough to get me in along with other major channels. Doubt they'll do it, but would also be great if they gave a list of channels and allowed the customer to pick any 12+ they want from that list. Give us the option to pick channels, that's what most everyone really wants!!
You could only wish. ESPN and NFL Network are the two most expensive channels to cable providers. My guess since they said HBO is one of the channels and is often a $15 add on to a cable package that what ever else is in this package is going to be garbage. Remember this is Comcast we are talking about. The articles goes on to say thousands of movies and TV shows will be on demand. Well maybe. Just last night I went on the Can I Stream It website and looked up a movie. It said the only service offering the movie was Xfinity. Did a search and sure enough it came up. I selected it to watch and got a window that said I would have to subscribe to some service at $4.99 a month to watch. I just had to chuckle and move on. The fact that Comcast is announcing this new service and that it is suspect out of the gate shows they are aware the sands are shifting under their feet. I just don't think they will be able to respond in a way that does not leave them bleeding badly down the road we are all heading.
Comcast should be providing this for FREE, ala Amazon Prime! Comcast's internet service prices are way too high for the value you receive already anyhow!
Anyone that wants to be a cord cutter has to have Internet. So no one can be a full cord-cutter in that sense of the phrase. But it generally refers to those canceling cable subscriptions. But Comcast and these other companies still have contracts to distribute the content. They own some of it as well. So they aren't going to just give you access to their content no matter what internet provider you have. At least not at this stage of the game.
It is a software function to which Apple is bound by some arbitrary licensing to adhere. Videos in apps can be restricted from being able to simply AirPlay to the ? TV. So no you can't just stream any video to the Apple TV. I believe NBC's app only got AirPlay abilities last year and their app has been out for at least three.
You could always mirror your iPad/iPhone to your Apple TV and then start playing your video but I think even then there's no guarantee that the video will play on your TV screen. I don't remember if it's locked still or if it just becomes so laggy that it's unwatchable.
There is no "agreement" or "contract" with Apple regarding AirPlay. It's up to each app developer to disable AirPlay in their video based apps on iOS. The standard video playback API has AirPlay enabled if you don't modify the code. It's entirely up to the developer to remove the functionality in the app. Usually they do this because they want customers to watch the content some other way on TV that nets them more revenue.
All they would do is block access to the app until you login with your Comcast user ID that shows that you have an Internet subscription service with them.
Not according to another story I read. It says specifically that this service only works over your Comcast internet connection and will not function when you are on the go using someone else's net connection.
It's what happened to me when my internet was still under activation process and I couldn't stream anything with the error message saying that I didn't have Xfinity internet service.
Right, I was forgetting the whole App thing, being more of an OS X user than iOS.
There is no "agreement" or "contract" with Apple regarding AirPlay. It's up to each app developer to disable AirPlay in their video based apps on iOS. The standard video playback API has AirPlay enabled if you don't modify the code. It's entirely up to the developer to remove the functionality in the app. Usually they do this because they want customers to watch the content some other way on TV that nets them more revenue.
I didn't say they had an agreement or a contract. I said they were bound by licensing. I would imagine licensing stipulations on the content owner side disallow Apple from making AirPlay standard on all videos.
Not according to another story I read. It says specifically that this service only works over your Comcast internet connection and will not function when you are on the go using someone else's net connection.
-kpluck
That doesn't make sense. As long as you're paying for their Internet and have a login for their service it shouldn't matter what Internet you're currently accessing. Unless it is to avoid the hassle of other providers like AT&T potentially blocking/throttling access to Comcast's content.
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cord-cutting refers to dropping traditional subscription television services, it has nothing to do with internet service. I dropped DirecTV, no cord involved, but am still considered a cord-cutter.
and I really meant that Comcast's cord, not internet cord...duh.
They have to use Comcast internet? Are you sure, the internet is the Internet, how you get there shouldn't matter surely?
It's what happened to me when my internet was still under activation process and I couldn't stream anything with the error message saying that I didn't have Xfinity internet service.
Yes, Mirroring is what I meant.
No you can't. I tried it and fail. The phone screen showed on TV but once I opened Xfinity Go app, it failed with the damn message.
If it offers ESPN then it's a good deal to me. NFL Network would be great, but I know that's likely asking too much - ESPN would be enough to get me in along with other major channels. Doubt they'll do it, but would also be great if they gave a list of channels and allowed the customer to pick any 12+ they want from that list. Give us the option to pick channels, that's what most everyone really wants!!
You could only wish. ESPN and NFL Network are the two most expensive channels to cable providers. My guess since they said HBO is one of the channels and is often a $15 add on to a cable package that what ever else is in this package is going to be garbage. Remember this is Comcast we are talking about. The articles goes on to say thousands of movies and TV shows will be on demand. Well maybe. Just last night I went on the Can I Stream It website and looked up a movie. It said the only service offering the movie was Xfinity. Did a search and sure enough it came up. I selected it to watch and got a window that said I would have to subscribe to some service at $4.99 a month to watch. I just had to chuckle and move on. The fact that Comcast is announcing this new service and that it is suspect out of the gate shows they are aware the sands are shifting under their feet. I just don't think they will be able to respond in a way that does not leave them bleeding badly down the road we are all heading.
Comcast should be providing this for FREE, ala Amazon Prime! Comcast's internet service prices are way too high for the value you receive already anyhow!
There is no "agreement" or "contract" with Apple regarding AirPlay. It's up to each app developer to disable AirPlay in their video based apps on iOS. The standard video playback API has AirPlay enabled if you don't modify the code. It's entirely up to the developer to remove the functionality in the app. Usually they do this because they want customers to watch the content some other way on TV that nets them more revenue.
All they would do is block access to the app until you login with your Comcast user ID that shows that you have an Internet subscription service with them.
Not according to another story I read. It says specifically that this service only works over your Comcast internet connection and will not function when you are on the go using someone else's net connection.
-kpluck
Right, I was forgetting the whole App thing, being more of an OS X user than iOS.
I didn't say they had an agreement or a contract. I said they were bound by licensing. I would imagine licensing stipulations on the content owner side disallow Apple from making AirPlay standard on all videos.
That doesn't make sense. As long as you're paying for their Internet and have a login for their service it shouldn't matter what Internet you're currently accessing. Unless it is to avoid the hassle of other providers like AT&T potentially blocking/throttling access to Comcast's content.
XFinity splices non-skippable ads into the content they stream. Totally unwatchable.